In the first episode of the new fortnightly The Lawyer Podcast, hosts Catrin Griffiths and Christian Smith dive into the top stories shaking the UK legal market. They discuss why Slaughter and May’s new work-life balance code has got people talking, and what it says about US firms’ zero imagination in London. Speaking of US firms in London, Matt Byrne, Director of Insight at The Lawyer, joins to assess the state of the market for the Americans as the UK economy heads for recession. Also on the podcast, senior litigation reporter Adam Mawardi singles out RPC as leading the field for lucrative Big Tech disputes. Litigation Tracker subscribers can read more here.The Lawyer Podcast can be contacted at podcast@thelawyer.com.For more news, analysis and data, go to www.thelawyer.com.